diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index b14aae0a4217..a6fe2cfb1ab1 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -4932,10 +4932,8 @@ void nvme_remove_admin_tag_set(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
 	 */
 	nvme_stop_keep_alive(ctrl);
 	blk_mq_destroy_queue(ctrl->admin_q);
-	if (ctrl->ops->flags & NVME_F_FABRICS) {
+	if (ctrl->fabrics_q)
 		blk_mq_destroy_queue(ctrl->fabrics_q);
-		blk_put_queue(ctrl->fabrics_q);
-	}
 	blk_mq_free_tag_set(ctrl->admin_tagset);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvme_remove_admin_tag_set);
@@ -5077,6 +5075,8 @@ static void nvme_free_ctrl(struct device *dev)
 
 	if (ctrl->admin_q)
 		blk_put_queue(ctrl->admin_q);
+	if (ctrl->fabrics_q)
+		blk_put_queue(ctrl->fabrics_q);
 	if (!subsys || ctrl->instance != subsys->instance)
 		ida_free(&nvme_instance_ida, ctrl->instance);
 	nvme_free_cels(ctrl);